Corn-planter



(No Model.)

` M. RECORDS.

CORN PLANTBR.

No. 305,473. Patmed Sept. 23, 1334.

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NITED {STA-TES MORTIMER REoORDs, OE `EOREsr, DELAWARE.

CORN- PLAN'T'ER SPECIFICATION forming paru pf Letters Patent No. 305,473, dated september z3, 1884.

Application ledJanuary 22, 1884. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that l, MORTIMER RECORDS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Forest, in the county ofNew Castle and State of Delaware, have invented al new and useful Corn- Planter, of which the following is aspecication, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

Figure l is avertical longitudinal sectional view of -a corn-planter embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is a detailview of 'theplungen Fig. 4 is a face view of the plunger, and Fig. 5 is a modification of the foot-piece.

This invention has relation to hand cornplanters; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described,`and particularlypointed out in the claim appended. i i.

Referring by letter to' the accompanying drawings, 'c designates the body of the planter, which forms the corn-receptacle and incases the plunger b, the adjusting-slide c, the seedhopper d, and the brush c.' This corn-receptacle a is provided witha sliding door, f, having stop, f f', near its lower end, to 'limit its upward anddownward movement. This door f and three sides of the receptacle are made of sheet metal, secured by screws to the wooden portions forming the top, one side of the receptaole,and the bottom of the hopper. The bottom of the hopper is of wood, as before stated, and carries the brush that sweeps the corn through ,the feed-opening g, which passes entirely through the plunger b, as shown. The upper portion of the hopper d is formed of sheet metal struck up in the dished form shown, and secured within the corn-receptacle above, but in close proximity to, the brush. The wooden side of the corn-receptacle is provided with a central elongated rectangular slot, g'," near its upper end, in which an adjustingblock, g2, removably secured to the plunger b by a threaded stud, h, a thumb-nut, h, and washer h2 slides to regulate the plunger to one of its adjustments as to depth of `planting the corn. There are three adjustments for depth of planting-viz., a one-inch, two-inch, and three-inch depth-which will be further errplained. I may use two interchangeable adjusting-blocks, g2 and g3, the latter beinglonger l than the former `and Vsecuredy tothe plunger above thetop of the corn-receptacle by a'screw, g4, passed through a perforation, g5, near the lower end of this block g3. The perforation g5 `is located near the lower endof the block, in

order to enable me to reverse the block in the slot g', to change the plunger from a threeinch to a two-inch depth of planting by using a single block. Y Where both adjusting-.blocks are employed for the same purpose, the block g2 is removed and theblock g3 substituted therefor in the slot. g. The third adjustment, which is the one-inch depth, is accomplished by adjusting the foot-piece, hereinafter described, on the lower end ofthe planter.

The foot of theV planter `consists of an opentop casting, t, `or it 'may be struck up from sheet metal and compressed into form, secured to the 'corn-receptacle below the seed- ,f hopper, Aand provided in its wall with a guide,

way-or channel, i', in which the lower end of `the plunger b plays when the `planter is operated. This castingz'or compressed sheet-metal foot is lprovided between its side walls, 2 i2, with a perforated connecting-bar, i3, to which an-adjustable spring-plate, fit, is secured by a nut and screw, so that its `tension may be regulated. The plunger b is provided with a slot-- ted slide, 7c, which is adjustably secured thereto by a guide-stud, k', near its lower end, and an adj usting-serew, k2, and washer k3, passed through a slot, kt, near its upper end. The upper end of this slotted slide is provided with a inger-piece, 755, by which it may be :manipulated. The lower en d of,v this slotted slide is bent or inclined downward and rearward into the feed-cup g, to give the proper direction to the corn after it is swept from the hopper by the brush. By moving the slotted slide up or down on the plunger the quantity of corn that is to be dropped may be regulated as maybe desired.

The casting or sheet-metal foot i being open at the top, the corn may be inspected while in the pocket of the casting or foot any time before it is deposited in the ground, so that the operator can determine how to regulate the slidef so Vas to drop the required quantity of corn in each hill. The adjustable foot-piece ICO `channel in'V which lthe plunger b Works, and

perforated in -theIinclined face at Z', :forthereception of a bolt, Z2, the head of which rests in y a countersink in the inner face of the incline, 5 the point of the bolt projecting out through one of two perforations, Z3 Z4, in the foot-piece Z, which is provided lw-ith thestep -orstopplate fm. The foot-piece may extend down almost to the point of the casting or sheet-metal footz for the one-inch adjustment, andthe bolt Z2 should at this time occupy the upper hole,v Z3, in the foot-piece. For the twoinch,the foot-piece Z should be detached and the bolt Z2 passed through the vhole Z, which will raise the foot-piece. The three-inch adjustment is made, as hereinbefore described. Iuthe modif. lied form the foot-piece is providedwith arms.

n n, having, each -twolholes,l nvn. The guidef way in .thisinstance is provided Ewitha bolt,Y n3, passed laterally throughi itvin-such1a manner as to4 avoid .interference withthe; plunger, and .this boltnsfmaybe passed throl'lg-heithery set of holes-n crm?, to eiect thenecessary-verf.4 E

vwhat Iclaimas new,` andadesire to. secure by VLettersPatent of. theUnitedStates, is-

tical adjustment of thefoot-piece.. The upper endof the casting or:sheet'metalt foot, where provided with shouldersorstops o` vo, against; which the upper end ofx the plunger-plate@l strikes when the plunger b` is` raised toA give a 3o jarring motion to the planter to insurethe dis- `charge of the corn therefrom. The upper-end of the` plunger-pl ate l o is inclined;A as shown, j and has straight edgefribs pf p., along/the in;-4 clined face toy guidev the corn to thepocket'iu the casting or sheet-.metal foot,y and prevent it from entering the guideway at theedges of.I the plunger. The ends of the elongated :rectf angular slot are providedwit'h rubber cushions to `prevent wear of the, `wood at `these .poi-nts.

extends parallel -with the widthvof. the plun-` 4"where itis covered by the dirt falling in over "'it'wh'en the planter is raised.

it joins the wooden side of.: the receptacle,=. is l iwiththe reciprocating plunger provided with The handle g is securedto` the edges ofthe plun-` ger b `by metal straps g q, so. that :the spool*` i Hbottom of the pocket, where it remains until vthe next downward stroke of the plunger, vwhichthemdrivesitinto thegrOund to the depth to which the planter has been adjusted,

This corn-planterxis cheap, simple, and du-y rabl, andwill not get out, of order. The corn,-

receptacle.. is. madelong,,whichl gives. the 6o planter great capacity,without,materiallyadding to its;.weight.l

Itis absolutelyl certain, inA its-action, and itsladjustability adapts it to different :kinds of soil; e Y

Having thus `fully described my invention,

In ahand cornfplanten the combination,

Zthe. removable block inthe. elongated` slot of` 7 corn-receptacle, of the .longer removable blockt` provided with the hole` near one end, secured to the plunger .near its upper end andf ,adapted tostrike the topofthe corn-recepta-` cle whenithe. plunger descends, substantially vas specified. In. testimony that. I'clainrthe foregoing as :myown-I have hereto laffixed,:rnysignature inA presence of .itwo witnesses., A MORTIMEB.'v RECORDS.

Witnesses;

` THEO. MUNGLEN,

EDWARI G; S-IGGERs; 

